Nancy S. Bishop is publisher and Stages editor of Third Coast Review. She’s a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and a 2014 Fellow of the National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. You can read her personal writing on pop culture at nancybishopsjournal.com, and follow her on Twitter @nsbishop. She also writes about film, books, art, architecture and design.
Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare’s late and rarely performed plays. but with a trimmed-down script and engaging movement and music, Midsommer Flight overcomes the Bard’s many plot complications and creates a […]
You may recognize aspects of your own marriage or that of a friend or relative in Another Marriage, Steppenwolf Theatre’s world premiere play. The script by actor Kate Arrington succeeds on many […]
Hector Guimard was a French architect and designer who believed in designing the entire environment for living, in what he called Le Style Guimard. His integrated design work in the era […]
We can look forward to theater in public parks all over Chicago this summer—and all free. Midsommer Flight will stage Shakespeare’s Cymbeline from July 7 to August 13. Chicago Shakespeare […]
The fundraiser for the Chicago Independent Media Alliance has been extended through midnight tomorrow—Wednesday, June 21. Your donations will be triple matched. That means your gift will have 4X the […]
Today is the final day of the fundraiser for the Chicago Independent Media Alliance. Your donations today will be triple matched. That means your gift will have 4X the impact […]
Your donation to the Chicago Independent Media Alliance will be double matched from now until the end of the fundraiser on July 19. For every dollar you donate, two dollars […]
As part of our current fundraiser for the Chicago Independent Media Alliance, we are partnering with another local news vehicle to communicate about the rich variety found in Chicago indie […]
This two-week fundraiser benefits 47 small, grassroots newsrooms and media entities serving diverse communities and issues across the Chicagoland area. You can donate here right now and have your gift matched. The […]
This year’s fundraiser for CIMA—the Chicago Independent Media Alliance—runs until midnight Monday, June 19. When you donate to CIMA, you help 47 Chicago media outlets continue to serve their audiences—whether […]
Chile had its own version of September 11, a national tragedy that scars the country to this day. On September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led the Chilean armed forces in a coup d’etat […]
Fine acting can sometimes save a mediocre script. But pair fine acting with a fascinating story such as the curious friendship between two champions—and you might have theater magic. The […]